I wouldn't put it past Peter to pardon some of the most deranged psychos currently behind bars like the Parkland shooter in his last week of office.
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I wouldn't put it past Peter to pardon some of the most deranged psychos currently behind bars like the Parkland shooter in his last week of office.
Personally I think a private business should have the right to "serve" who it wishes. Don't want to make a cake for a gay wedding fine, don't want to serve a Christian group fine.
Lets let the market decide and the chips fall where they may.
I don't remember the outcome of that law suit against the Bakery that refused to do the gay wedding......hold tight.
Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission - Wikipedia
So with those two rulings, the first two that came up in a google search seems to side with serve who you wish. I can live with that, lets see how this business does in the long term, in the past they have not done real well in excluding people that have "core values". The place that charged white men more then everyone else went out of business a while ago.
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He will release all the cop killers and left-wing terrorists. The parkland shooter will not be on his list of political pardons.
The orginal article is behind a paywall:
But suffice to say it contains extremely shoddy logic on many levels and points. This is a pretty good exposition of how it fails the most basic scrutiny. There must have been exactly zero people at the Washington Post who are capable of offering any sort of critique or editorial advice in the negative on this article. I am amazed that this passes for intelectual discourse on the left. They really have nothing...
This is a pretty good takedown, but I would not have deadpanned it.
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But suffice to say it contains extremely shoddy logic on many levels and points. This is a pretty good exposition of how it fails the most basic scrutiny. There must have been exactly zero people at the Washington Post who are capable of offering any sort of critique or editorial advice in the negative on this article. I am amazed that this passes for intelectual discourse on the left. They really have nothing...
This is a pretty good takedown, but I would not have deadpanned it.
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You do need to have discussions with them about "no go" zones. And if anyone touches you there, or wants to see anything there you let me, your mom, your grand ma, grandpa, aunt and uncle all know about what happened.
I got my son in the 1st grade, and "growing up on the streets" tends to make a kid much more wise then his years. I don't think I could have been as strong as my boy, but I have a feeling he would have said the same thing about me and my mother. And incase I have not said it before to be a mother all you need to do is open your legs twice. To be a mom you don't have to do that at all. Same with father and dad, father one squirt and done, dad lifetime commentiment.
I can't wait for Peter Doocy to ask the carpet munching bimbo with the bad hair about this one at the next press conference.
You haven't heard BS yet till you hear what's going to come out of her mouth then.
If only some reporters would have the guts to ask Poopy Pants about this directly. On the other hand, he will mumble something about not being allowed to answer that question then try to figure out which direction to turn to to go off stage.
Everything you need to know
it should go tactfully like this :
"Why didnt the Biden administration insist on the release of Paul Whelan along with Britney Griner in the recent prisoner exchange? Would he have been included if he was gay?"
For decades the most controversial "coming of age book" for young female teens who started getting their periods was Judy Blume's "Are you there God? Its me Margaret". Even broaching the issues of a changing body sometimes lead to book banning in libraries in Bible Belt states. Why was it banned? It discussed the angst over not getting your period yet when your friends where (all female), the need for a training bra, and coping with the desire to kiss a boy. It was still banned as late as 2015. Interesting to see the other list of banned books below.)
Recently, the members (of Mensa) consulted on a list of banned books created by Uprise Books Project founder Justin Stanley and were asked to rank the top 10 in order of importance. The list may or may not surprise you and many of the titles have been previously covered in this column. See if you can recognize a few:
1. 1984
2. To Kill a Mockingbird
3. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
4. On the Origin of Species
5. Catcher in the Rye
6. Of Mice and Men
7. The Lord of the Flies
8. The Lord of the Rings
9. Slaughterhouse-Five
Comments about the top winner included references about the author himself. “Orwell’s insight into the malleability of human thought and behavior is a timeless incentive to personal awareness of the consequences of action and inaction,” said one member. Another pointed to its influence on society, saying, “1984 is one of those books that has become a cultural cornerstone.”
Okay, but where is number 10 on this list? That, dear readers, is the subject of this week’s column. It’s none other than the queen of banned books herself, Judy Blume, and her immortal tale of budding womanhood, “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret”.
Written in 1970, the young adult novel followed Margaret as she tackled many common pre-teen female issues including buying her first bra, having her first period, coping with belted sanitary napkins (changed to adhesive pads in recent editions), jealousy towards another girl who developed a mature figure earlier than other girls, liking boys, and whether to voice her opinion if it differs from those of her friends.
Those sure are some complex issues, but perhaps the most noted is that Margaret’s mother is Christian and her father is Jewish and, at its core, the novel explores her quest for a single religion in her life, which adds alienation to an already tense list of subject matters.
All of this lead to it being one of the most banned and challenged books of the last 30 years. In fact, second only to Stephen King, Judy Blume is the most banned author in American history, with several of her books appearing on banned book lists nationwide.
During an interview with NPR, Blume said, “When I started to write, it was the ‘70s, and throughout that decade, we didn’t have any problems with book challenges or censorship. It all started really in a big way in 1980… It came with the election, the presidential election of 1980, and the next day, I’ve been told, the censors were crawling out of the woodwork and challenging, like, ‘It’s our turn now, and we’re going to say what we don’t want our children to read.’
The number of public libraries and schools where this book has been challenged is astounding, but it was outright removed from the elementary school libraries in Gilbert, Arizona in 1980 and ordered that parental consent be required for students to check it out from the junior high school.
It was challenged in the Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Fund du Lac, Wisconsin school systems in 1982 because the book is “sexually offensive and amoral.”
Also in 1982, it was restricted in Zimmerman, Minnesota to students who had written permission from their parents. After the Minnesota Civil Liberties Union sued the Elk River, Minnesota school board (1983), the Board reversed its decision.
It was then challenged at the Xenia, Ohio school libraries in 1983 because the book’s “two themes of sex and anti-Christian behavior” were deemed inappropriate.
A similar charge of being “profane, immoral, and offensive” led to it being challenged, but later retained, in the Bozeman, Montana school libraries in 1985.
Perhaps most daunting is that Blume paints a bleak and dark vision of the path that we’re on as a society, “[censorship] hasn’t gone away. It’s growing in different directions… It’s contagious, the desire to control everything in your children’s lives, including what they read.”
The reasons behind these challenges may seem innocent and well intentioned, but the truth is that at the center of the issue it isn’t these topics themselves that worry parents, it’s that we don’t want to acknowledge them for very one very selfish reason: they make us uncomfortable. We simply don’t want to talk about it- especially with our children. Therefore, we hide in a bubble and force our children to search for the answers on their own and get then angry when they find them.
“But if they read about it, they’ll know more than we do and start to question the world around them.” That’s the rationale. So, logically, it means that the books must be destroyed lest the truth get out that their world is changing- socially and physiologically.
American Mensa was quite correct in placing Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret at number 10; just as 1984 was the perfect choice for number 1. In fact, one could easily equate the futuristic Proles of Orwell’s classic with the children of today, who find themselves caught up in a war for intellectual freedom with the previous generations, because hope for the future lies with them. Only there, amid the dreams and inquisitive minds of our youth does the power exist to destroy ignorance and fear. However, until they become aware they will never rebel, and only after they have rebelled can they ever live their own life and walk a path of wisdom.
For more information on the Banned Books Awareness and Reading for Knowledge project and the complete list of titles covered, please visit the official website at http://bbark.deepforestproductions.com/
Sources: Wikipedia, Media Bistro, deletecensorship.org, NPR
© 2013 R. Wolf Baldassarro/Deep Forest Productions
End of Article
Now, this is what they are promoting:
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BANNED BOOKS AWARENESS
Banned Books Awareness: “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret”
November 3, 2013 R. Wolf Baldassarro Social Change 7
Recently, the members (of Mensa) consulted on a list of banned books created by Uprise Books Project founder Justin Stanley and were asked to rank the top 10 in order of importance. The list may or may not surprise you and many of the titles have been previously covered in this column. See if you can recognize a few:
1. 1984
2. To Kill a Mockingbird
3. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
4. On the Origin of Species
5. Catcher in the Rye
6. Of Mice and Men
7. The Lord of the Flies
8. The Lord of the Rings
9. Slaughterhouse-Five
Comments about the top winner included references about the author himself. “Orwell’s insight into the malleability of human thought and behavior is a timeless incentive to personal awareness of the consequences of action and inaction,” said one member. Another pointed to its influence on society, saying, “1984 is one of those books that has become a cultural cornerstone.”
Okay, but where is number 10 on this list? That, dear readers, is the subject of this week’s column. It’s none other than the queen of banned books herself, Judy Blume, and her immortal tale of budding womanhood, “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret”.
Written in 1970, the young adult novel followed Margaret as she tackled many common pre-teen female issues including buying her first bra, having her first period, coping with belted sanitary napkins (changed to adhesive pads in recent editions), jealousy towards another girl who developed a mature figure earlier than other girls, liking boys, and whether to voice her opinion if it differs from those of her friends.Those sure are some complex issues, but perhaps the most noted is that Margaret’s mother is Christian and her father is Jewish and, at its core, the novel explores her quest for a single religion in her life, which adds alienation to an already tense list of subject matters.
All of this lead to it being one of the most banned and challenged books of the last 30 years. In fact, second only to Stephen King, Judy Blume is the most banned author in American history, with several of her books appearing on banned book lists nationwide.
During an interview with NPR, Blume said, “When I started to write, it was the ‘70s, and throughout that decade, we didn’t have any problems with book challenges or censorship. It all started really in a big way in 1980… It came with the election, the presidential election of 1980, and the next day, I’ve been told, the censors were crawling out of the woodwork and challenging, like, ‘It’s our turn now, and we’re going to say what we don’t want our children to read.’
The number of public libraries and schools where this book has been challenged is astounding, but it was outright removed from the elementary school libraries in Gilbert, Arizona in 1980 and ordered that parental consent be required for students to check it out from the junior high school.
It was challenged in the Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Fund du Lac, Wisconsin school systems in 1982 because the book is “sexually offensive and amoral.”
Also in 1982, it was restricted in Zimmerman, Minnesota to students who had written permission from their parents. After the Minnesota Civil Liberties Union sued the Elk River, Minnesota school board (1983), the Board reversed its decision.
It was then challenged at the Xenia, Ohio school libraries in 1983 because the book’s “two themes of sex and anti-Christian behavior” were deemed inappropriate.
A similar charge of being “profane, immoral, and offensive” led to it being challenged, but later retained, in the Bozeman, Montana school libraries in 1985.
Perhaps most daunting is that Blume paints a bleak and dark vision of the path that we’re on as a society, “[censorship] hasn’t gone away. It’s growing in different directions… It’s contagious, the desire to control everything in your children’s lives, including what they read.”
The reasons behind these challenges may seem innocent and well intentioned, but the truth is that at the center of the issue it isn’t these topics themselves that worry parents, it’s that we don’t want to acknowledge them for very one very selfish reason: they make us uncomfortable. We simply don’t want to talk about it- especially with our children. Therefore, we hide in a bubble and force our children to search for the answers on their own and get then angry when they find them.
“But if they read about it, they’ll know more than we do and start to question the world around them.” That’s the rationale. So, logically, it means that the books must be destroyed lest the truth get out that their world is changing- socially and physiologically.
American Mensa was quite correct in placing Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret at number 10; just as 1984 was the perfect choice for number 1. In fact, one could easily equate the futuristic Proles of Orwell’s classic with the children of today, who find themselves caught up in a war for intellectual freedom with the previous generations, because hope for the future lies with them. Only there, amid the dreams and inquisitive minds of our youth does the power exist to destroy ignorance and fear. However, until they become aware they will never rebel, and only after they have rebelled can they ever live their own life and walk a path of wisdom.
For more information on the Banned Books Awareness and Reading for Knowledge project and the complete list of titles covered, please visit the official website at http://bbark.deepforestproductions.com/
Sources: Wikipedia, Media Bistro, deletecensorship.org, NPR
© 2013 R. Wolf Baldassarro/Deep Forest Productions
End of Article
Now, this is what they are promoting:
SICK: Mattel's "American Girl" Publishes Book Pushing Puberty Blockers, Gender Transitioning To 3-12 Year Olds | The Gateway Pundit | by ProTrumpNews Staff
The American Girl brand released a book titled A Smart Girl’s Guide: Body Image.
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I say seven openings
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Herschel Walker just wrote Donald Trump's political obituary
Herschel Walker lost his bid to replace Georgia's Senator Raphael Warnock. Walker was endorsed by former President Donald Trump.
www.foxnews.com
Pretty true here.
Damnit @Bender the correct answer is 9 as in NINE.......have a nice day
Edit : Pigeons have seven........but you already knew that, didn't cha.......again , have a nice day.
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Biden Follows in Obama's Footsteps, Trades Pot-Smoking B-Ball Player for Top International Arms Dealer Victor Bout Who Stole $32 Billion from Ukraine | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hoft
The Taliban 5 and world’s most wanted fugitive Viktor Bout Remember Always: The elites hates you and always will hate you Joe Biden on Thursday announced he traded the world’s most wanted fugitive, Russian Viktor Bout, for pot-smoking anti-American baller Brittney Griner.
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Viktor Bout stole $32 billion from Ukraine.
Are all the rifles 6.5s?Here's the actual article that Silver Doctors rips off.
BREAKING: Antifa terrorists in Austin, Portland just received a large cache of weapons in preparation for coordinated multi-city “TET offensive” against America – NaturalNews.com
BREAKING late Sunday – We’ve just learned that Antifa terrorist groups in Austin, Texas and Portland, Oregon have received a large cache of weapons that are being handed to them in preparation for a coordinated, multi-city uprising. Dubbed the “TET Offensive” by Dave Hodges (The Commonsense...www.naturalnews.com
j/k j/k
9, you forgot the eye sockets once they're empty.
Fed Up North Philly Store Owner Hires Armed Security Guards with AR-15s Due to Surging Crime in City (VIDEO) | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft
Frustrated by the ineffective policies of the city’s Democratic leadership that resulted in mounting crime rates, a gas station owner in Philadelphia hired a team of armed security guards with long rifles and tactical gear.
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You sick fuck. That escalated quickly
A piece in every slice.
I hope he has that registered as an SBR, it looks collapsible (7 seconds into the video)Fed Up North Philly Store Owner Hires Armed Security Guards with AR-15s Due to Surging Crime in City (VIDEO) | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft
Frustrated by the ineffective policies of the city’s Democratic leadership that resulted in mounting crime rates, a gas station owner in Philadelphia hired a team of armed security guards with long rifles and tactical gear.
Fed Up North Philly Store Owner Hires Armed Security Guards with AR-15s Due to Surging Crime in City (VIDEO) | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft
Frustrated by the ineffective policies of the city’s Democratic leadership that resulted in mounting crime rates, a gas station owner in Philadelphia hired a team of armed security guards with long rifles and tactical gear.
So if one of their "security guards" uses lethal force against a thief that refuses to comply will the store owner or the security agency pay for their legal bills? Will they get a "pass" like some real cops get when their is a shooting that isn't justified? Even if the shooting is justified, there will be hell to pay.
He may be an off duty cop...
If he's an off duty cop then he ought to be in the department's uniform. I realize that may not be necessary but most of the cops that I've worked with and know have to wear their uniform when they are on a special duty like that.
In addition why would any cop, in his right mind, want to do part time work like that when it's so visible. I cannot help but think of the legal risks involved if they have to "smoke that hog" during part time employment.
It's bad enough if they have to shoot someone while on duty (if they are white). Which brings up another question; are the stores and the security agency discriminating against white security guards? All I've seen, so far, are black security guards.
the ATFAttachments
Depends on the gig. Sometimes they want a guy that will just blend in. Other times the uniform is enough to stop the stupid.
He may be an off duty cop...
That really makes no difference.
Here no matter the "gig" all "off duty" activity is done through the agency. Your Lt will sign off on it then you are good to go. You represent the agency at all times, on or off duty. Do do something stupid off duty even if just "slightly stupid" that would get your hand slapped elsewhere in the world will get you shown the door here. I have been here for close to 20 years, been around a few different agencies, and been to some "events" where we see new toys. I have not seen office issued equipment like that around here.
The russians needed someone with experience to move all that hardware flowing into Ukraine.....even the half that actually makes it into that country.
LOL hes gone have a field day with all the NATO shit thats being siphoned off.
Yep !Herschel Walker just wrote Donald Trump's political obituary
Herschel Walker lost his bid to replace Georgia's Senator Raphael Warnock. Walker was endorsed by former President Donald Trump.
Pretty true here.
Let's See..
1) Fk Mitch, fuk'd everyone of those candiates over by pulling funding, because he didn't want them to win.
2) Mitch helped in the Ranked Choice in Alaska, which kept Palin and Tshibaka from winning. Mitch didn't want Tshibaka. Dem's pushed through a ranked choice, vs the REAL, winner take all
3) You didn't mention the part about FTX helping Dem candidates make $$
AZ - Mark Kelly, a Democrat raised nearly $75.5 million; GOP challenger and Trump pick Blake Masters hauled in only $9.9 million.
GA - Warnock had outspent Republican Herschel Walker $126 million to $48.5 million.
FYI - Kelly had ads running a year before the election. 24/7, that's not taking into account the AZ shenanigans that were going on.
the amount of $$ that the Dems are raising, and spending is truly criminal (ask sam)
Lots of motherfuckers need to die horrible deaths!
Whelan is a white male and probably isn't vaccinated
Go for it!
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Lame duck is on, will certain corrupt RINO Senators betray the Constitution again?
This asshole needs to disappear
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Joe Biden’s Climate Envoy John Kerry on Thursday joined Washington Post Live to discuss the US’s ‘climate agenda.’ John Kerry owns mansions and travels via private jets but he is here to lecture us mere mortals on the virtues of sacrificing modern comforts to ‘save the planet.’ Kerry said, “it...
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Ukraine Debt Relief Included in US Defense Bill Approved by US House - 176 Republicans Vote for the Bill
The Bidens funneled $1.8 billion to Ukraine while Hunter bagged sweet deal with Burisma. (Breitbart) The US Defense Bill passed the House today in a 350-80 vote. 176 Republicans voted for the bill. Thirty-five Republicans voted against the bill. The bill included debt relief for Ukraine so they...
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All the same questions I had, but still have not found answers for.
In Tennessee any justifiable homicide is legally barred from civil suits.
